Negligence
91gross negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. gross negligence …
92culpable negligence — A term sometimes defined in a manner similar to definitions of ordinary negligence, it being said that culpable negligence is the ornission to do something which a reasonable, prudent and honest man would do, or doing some thing which such a man… …
93comparative negligence — Under comparative negligence statutes or doctrines, negligence is measured in terms of percentage, and any damages allowed shall be diminished in proportion to amount of negligence attributable to the person for whose injury, damage or death… …
94comparative negligence — Under comparative negligence statutes or doctrines, negligence is measured in terms of percentage, and any damages allowed shall be diminished in proportion to amount of negligence attributable to the person for whose injury, damage or death… …
95Calculus of negligence — In the United States, the calculus of negligence, or Hand rule, is a term coined by Judge Learned Hand and describes a process for determining whether a legal duty of care has been breached (see negligence). The original description of the… …
96active negligence — A term of extensive meaning embracing many occurrences that would fall short of willful wrongdoing, or of crass negligence, for example, all inadvertent acts causing injury to others, resulting from failure to exercise ordinary care; likewise,… …
97active negligence — A term of extensive meaning embracing many occurrences that would fall short of willful wrongdoing, or of crass negligence, for example, all inadvertent acts causing injury to others, resulting from failure to exercise ordinary care; likewise,… …
98slight negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. slight negligence …
99criminal negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. criminal negligence …
100contributory negligence — ➔ negligence * * * contributory negligence UK US noun [U] LAW ► a situation in which someone has part of the responsibility for their own injuries or loss because they were careless and did not prevent an accident or problem from happening: »His… …
